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“Christmas Snow”

Magical Christmas snow is what Patience is hoping for this year. There is most definitely something wonderful about having snow on Christmas, and when it’s actually falling on Christmas Eve, well, that’s that’s pure magic.

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Patience is wearing a dress made out of a colorful snowflake and stars print: aqua, warm green, silver grey, and deep red. A deep red organza ribbon sash is the perfect accent color for this set.

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Patience’s cardigan is knit Santa Claus style with “fur” trim at the neckline, sleeve cuffs, and hemline. I’ve used a favorite aqua heather merino lace yarn for the body, and mohair/silk lace for the trim.

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Embellishing handwork in the form of embroidered snowflakes, “icy” (clear) seed beads, and vintage red bugle beads (they pick up the dots on the dress) decorate the sweater in the front as well as the back. Bright red glass beads button the cardigan, if desired.

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Patience’s needle felted snowman is made by me out of wool roving. He wears a tiny hand knit (in the round) deep red (merino/silk yarn) elf hat with an aqua tassel. His scarf is aqua wool yarn looped around his neck. Seed beads are carefully sewn on to give this snowman the perfect face and buttons. Patience has named her snowman Magic because of magical Christmas snow, of course.

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Patience’s other accessories include: a matching red organza ribbon bow hair tie, deep red rayon tights, and “minty” bracelet with a heart and snowflake dangle.

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“Christmas Snow” will be available tonight (November 15, 2017) at 7:00 pm CST, cindyricedesigns.com.

Enjoy your day, my friends! ❤

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“Little Frosty”

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Millie, my Kaye Wiggs 11″ BJD, is here today to welcome the new week and say hello to you all. Millie is not minding the frosty weather we are currently “enjoying” in northern Illinois one bit; after all, she is dressed for it, and has a little buddy who was made for this weather.

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Millie wears a dress made out of a teeny tiny snowman/Christmas tree print. This cotton print is from Japan. French cotton lace that looks like tiny snowflakes edges the hemline.

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Millie’s cardigan sweater is knit with a beautiful pine green merino/silk lace yarn. Bright red holly and leaves are hand embroidered on the cardigan’s front panels. Bright red glass bead buttons add to the festive feel of this cardigan.

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Millie’s cute hat is knit (in the round) with a heavier weight of the same type of green yarn. I added a wide border of “fur” trim in baby mohair/silk lace yarn. Just for fun, and because Millie’s personality called for it, her “fur” pom pom dangles from the top of her hat with a couple of bright red jingle bells completing this fun hat. Can you hear them jingling?

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Little Frosty is needle felted with wool and hand made by me. He wears a tiny elf hat (knit in the round) that matches Millie’s. Another bright red jingle bell can be found on the top of his hat. His features are created with Delica and seed beads which have been carefully sewn on to give him the perfect look. A tiny yarn “scarf” is looped around his neck.

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Millie’s other accessories include a red wool scarf with mohair fringe, bright red rayon tights, and a minty striped bracelet with a heart and bell dangle.

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“Little Frosty” will be available tonight (November 13, 2017) at 7:00 pm CST, cindyricedesigns.com.

I hope all of you have a great start to the week! Enjoy!

“Christmas Wishes”

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Happy Sunday to you all. I am writing this blog post at my kitchen table with a cup of coffee at my side and twinkle lights lighting up this grey morning.

Thank goodness my Little Darling, Alice, is here to add a little sunshine to this grey day, and offer some seasonal wishes of joy, peace, and love.

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Alice’s garland of wishes includes charms that say joy, love, and peace. In addition, heart-shaped charms and snowflakes (for snowy wishes) decorate the sparkly icy white garland. Alice’s garland is all ready to her to hang on her tree.

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All of the whites in this ensemble are pure white to pick up the very white snowflakes on the dress. The delicate English cotton Cluny lace gives a peek at the white cotton lawn lining below. Tiny vintage red bugle beads have carefully been sewn on the center of each lace motif. Both bright red and deep red accents highlight this ensemble.

Pure white mohair/silk lace yarn was used to knit the 3/4 length sleeved cardigan. Tiny botanical holiday motifs are embroidered on the front neckline using beads and embroidery thread.

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